REMENYI.
DEATH OF THE FAMOUS VIOLINIST. (PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION.— COPYRIGHT^ Reoelved May 18, 10 a,m. London, May 17. Edouard Eeinenyi, the celebrated violinist, dropped dead while playing at the Orpheus Theatre, San Francisco. Remenyl, the most dellphtfnl of '• fiddlers," aa be l'ked to term hlmielf, vlilted Napier Id 1885. Ho won a great player, the Llizb of the vloila, whose performances throughout Europe, Amerloa, Australia, and New Zealand Jaetly earned for him the title of "King of Vtollnltte." He was foimerly solo violinist to Qaeen Vlotoilo, to the Emperor of Austria, and to the King of HnngMy. Hli treatment of the "Dead Morok In Saul" (HandelJ, improvised for violin alone with interpolated oadenz* by Romeo jl hlraeelf, wqi a performance never to ba forgotten. Remenyi was quite an original character, Ac was en lnexbamtlbie talker, inll of quaint ldefca and odd tame of speech, He was a great collector of old cmlos and all Borto of ont-of'the-way thloßß, and spanti most of bis time when In any town In honntlof? pawnbrokers' shops on the look ont for any uncommon knick naokfi, or anythloß of thateorb. When bo s?oa In tbe colonies he spent a little fortune In these things. I
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10919, 19 May 1898, Page 3
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